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Islamophobia is increasingly pervasive, as evidenced by troubling reports highlighting a surge in anti-Muslim sentiments and attacks worldwide, particularly in the United States. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the U.S., has documented......
In a harrowing discovery, Palestinian survivors of Israel’s actions have identified 38 relatives from a newly uncovered mass grave at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, where the sanctity of death and proper burial has been tragically compromised. Upon unearthing the grave, Gaza's civil defense reported......
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to convene hearings in April, following a request from the United Nations to assess Israel's humanitarian obligations regarding the Palestinian population. This development arises after the UN General Assembly passed a resolution in December, calling......
Four of Europe’s most influential nations—Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy—issued a joint statement on Saturday expressing their support for the Arab-led reconstruction plan for Gaza. This initiative, aimed at addressing the dire living conditions of the 2.4 million inhabitants......
The Trump administration is reportedly in direct negotiations with Hamas to facilitate the release of American hostages in Gaza and explore a broader agreement aimed at ending the ongoing conflict in the region, according to Axios. During a news briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt......
Food prices in the Gaza Strip have surged a staggering 100-fold, according to United Nations reports, following Israel’s decision on March 2 to cut off the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged territory. The blockade, implemented amid an already strained ceasefire agreement between Israel......
Israel has suspended the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza following the conclusion of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, citing disputes over terms with Hamas. In a statement released by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it was announced that “as of this morning,......
The death toll in the Gaza Strip has tragically reached 48,319, while the number of injured has surpassed 111,749 since the onset of the Israeli occupation aggression on October 7, 2023. These statistics reflect the horrific toll that the people of Gaza have endured over the course of several months......
Foreign ministers from Norway and Spain, Espen Barth Eide and José Manuel Albares, have unequivocally rejected former U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza and relocate them to neighboring Arab countries. These statements were made during the G20 foreign......
Hamas has begun transferring the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza, marking the first time the group has returned deceased captives since October 7, 2023. Among them are Shiri Bibas, 32, and her two sons, Ariel (4) and Kfir (9 months), who were abducted from their home in Kibbutz......
A senior Hamas official announced on Friday that Palestinian armed factions in Gaza will release three Israeli prisoners on Saturday as part of the ceasefire agreement. Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for Hamas' military wing, confirmed that the group will free Sagi Dekel, Chen, and Yair Horn. In......
Hamas has released three Israeli hostages as part of the ongoing ceasefire agreement established with Israel last month. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the transfer of Eli Sharabi, 52, Or Levy, 34, and Ohad Ben Ami, 56, in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza. The exchange took......
An Israeli female soldier, Agam Berger, who had been detained in Gaza, was released as part of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas. This release occurred during the third phase of the arrangement and took place on Thursday when Berger emerged from the debris at the Jabalia......